Extinguisher for cigarettes and cigars



Aug. 20, 1929. R. H. JOHNSON EXTINGUISHER FOR CIGARETTES AND CIGARS P0]Johnson; W fltkom o Filed Sept. 28. 1927 Patented Aug. 20, 1929.

Ro H. JOHNSON, 'or LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

EXTINGUISHER FOR CIGARETTES AND CIGARS.

Application filed September 28, 1927. Serial No. 222,678.

This invention relates to extinguishers for cigarettes and cigars, andan object of .the invention, in general, is to'lnsure extinguishing of alighted cigarette or cigar when the same is left burning by the smoker.

An important object of the invention is to provide for holding thelighted cigarette or cigar in a manner to permit of the same burning foran interval of time, before being extinguished, so that, so long as thesmoker places the cigarette or cigar' in the holder at intervals betweensmoking periods, without resulting in extinguishing of the cigarette orcigar, and so that if the smoker allows the cigarette 0r cigar to remainunsmoked for a predetermined len' h of time, it will be automaticallyextingulshed at the end of that time.

Another object of the invention is to provide for ejection of theextinguished cigarette or cigar into a suitable receptacle.

Another object is to provide a. device of this character in which theholder for the cigarette or cigar can be rotated for disposing of theextinguished cigarette or cigar. Another object is to make provision forreleasing the extinguished cigarette or cigar by a rocking motion of theholder.

Another object is to provide a device of this character in which the ciarette or cigar can be placed in different orifices according as towhether the smoker has finished with the same or desires to continuesmoking the cigarette or cigar.

Another object is to provide a construction that readily lends itself tobeing formed of cla Another object is to provide a construction whichwill readily lend itself to beautiful designs.

Another object is to provide a construction which will permit ofadjustment of the effective depth of the snufier pocket throughpositionable vertical sliding overlap of one side of the pocket inrelation to the other sides of said pocket.

Another object is to provide a construction which includes a memberprovided with a tubular orifice and a means for positioning said memberso that the inclination of the tubular orifice can be changed inopposite directions from the critical an 1e of repose of the cigaretteinserted in sai orifice.

Another object is to provide a construction in which a holder isrockably mounted and is provided with grooves WhlCh are endwisepositionable by rocking of the holder, from an angle of repose for acigarette lying in said groove to an angle at which gravity will cauiethe cigarette to slide into the snu'fier poc et.

Another object is to provide a construction in which a grooved holdercan be rocked so as to position the groove successively at an angle ofrepose for a cigarette lying therein, an angle at which gravity acts toslide said cigarette, and alignment of the groove with the seat openingso that the cigarette will be precipitated by gravity through saidopening.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the subjoined detaileddescription.

The accompanying drawings illustrate several different forms of theinvention.

- Fig. l is a side view of an extinguisher for cigarettes and cigars,constructed in accordance with the provisions of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view, partlytin section, on the line indicated by 22Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental vertical section on the line indicatedby 3-3 Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental vertical section on the line indicated by 44 Fig.2.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 4 excepting that the holderis rocked into position to discharge the cigarette or cigar into thereceptacle.

Referring to the drawings, for the form of the invention thereillustrated, there is provided a holder 11 which is movably mounted on asuitable support 12.

In this instance, the lower portion of the support 12 constitutes areceptacle13 adapted to receive extinguished cigarettes and cigars, andthe upper portion of the support 12 constitutes a socket or recessedconcave bearing seat 14 in which the holder 11 is removably seated. Inthe particular instance illustrated, the seat 14 is hemi-spherical andthe holder 11 is correspondingl shaped so that it may be rotated orrocke within the seat, for a purpose to appear hereinafter.

In this particular instance, the main body of the holder 11 constitutesa substantially spherical member 15 and protruding upwardly from thisspherical member 15 1s a neck 16 that surrounds a tubular draft opening17 which extends not only through the neck 16 but also through thespherical member 15 and adapted, when the neck is uppermost, tocommunicate at its lower end with the receptacle 13 through anapproximately vertical opening 171 centrally of the seat 14.

In this particular instance the receptacle 13 and the seat 14 constitutean upper section of the support 12 and a lower section 18 of saidsupport constitutes a tray within which the receptacle 13 removablyfits. The lower end of the receptacle 13 is provided with a number ofannular shoulders 19 engaging annular shoulders 20 on the tray 18.

The holder 11 is provided at intervals around the neck 16 with a numberof orifices to receive cigarettes or cigars. These orifices are of threetypes, those indicated at 21, those indicated at 22 and those indicated221. The orifices 21 extend aslant inwardly and downwardly andcommunicate at their inner ends with a draft opening 17. In thisparticular instance, there are four orifices 21 arranged at intervalsaround the upper portion of the spherical member 15. The onfices 21 areadapted to receive burning cigarettes or cigars and a cigarette isindicated at a in Fig. 3. The angle at which the orifices 21 extends,relative to the horizontal, is such that the cigarette or cigar will beheld without slipping and the diameter of the orifices 21 is such thatthe cigarette or cigar will closely fit said orifices. The smoker willinsert the lighted cigarette or cigar in one of the orifices 21 with thelighted end positioned in the draft opening 17. Thus air will haveaccess to the lighted end of the cigarette or cigar so as to supportcombustion. If the smoker does not remove the burning cigarette or cigarbefore it has burned to a plane at which the cigarette or cigar is incontact with the wall of the orifice 21, such contact will extinguishthe fire.

The orifices 22, together with the seat 14, constitute a snutfer pocketand extend downwardly and, in this instance, substantially parallel withthe draft opening 17 and, in this instance, form channels in theopposite sides of the spherical member 15. When the neck 16 is pointingupwardly, the lower ends of the orifices 22 are closed by the wall ofthe seat 14. Normally the holder 12 will be positioned with the neck 16pointing upwardly so that the orifices 22 will not be in register withthe opening 171.

The orifices 221, of which there are two, in this instance, togetherwith the seat 14, constitute a snufi'er pocket and extend downwardlyand, in this instance, substantially parallel withthe draft opening 17,so that when the neck 16 is pointing upwardly, the lower ends of theorifices 221 are closed by the wall of the seat 14. The holder 11 may berocked to a position that will cause the orifices 221 to register withthe opening 171. When the smoker desires to discard his lightedcigarette or cigar, he will place the same in one of the orifices 22 or221. In Fig. 4 a cigar or cigarette is indicated at b in one of theorifices 22. That portion of the orifices 22 adjacent to the lighted endof the cigarette or cigar constitutes, together with the adjacent wallof the seat 14, a pocket which prevents access of suflicient air to thecigarette or cigar to support combustion and, consequently, the fire isextinguished. To eject the cigarette or cigar from the holder 11, saidholder will be rocked from the position shown in Fig. 4 into theposition shown in Fig. 5 so as to communicate that orifice 22, in whichthe cigarette or cigar butt is positioned, with the opening 171,whereupon gravity will cause the cigarette or cigar butt; to passdownwardly through the opening 171 into the receptacle 13. The cigaretteor cigar butt falls upon the tray 18 and may finally be disposed of bylifting off the receptacle 13 from the tray 18 and dumping the contentsfrom said tray.

Instead of rocking the holder 11 in the seat 14, when it is desired todischarge the extinguished cigar or cigarette, the holder may be liftedout of the seat, whereupon the cigar or cigarette will drop out of theopen-' ing 22 into the receptacle 13.

It will be seen from the foregoing that.

by properly rocking the member 11 into different positions, theeffective depths of the snufi'er pockets may be altered from a veryslight depth to a relatively great depth. \Vhen the depth is slight, andthe cigarette is placed in the pocket, a certain ampunt of air will haveaccess to the burning end of the cigarette so that the cigarette willcontinue to burn at least for a time. If, however, the member 11 bepositioned with the neck 16 vertical, a cigarette placed in one of thesnuifer pockets will soon be extinguished for lack of air, since suchpositioning of the member 11 will cause the snulfer pockets to becomerelatively deep. It will be readily understood that the member 11 andseat 14, constituting as they do the walls of the snuli'er pockets, thepocket walls of the member 11 are in sliding overlap with the wall ofthe seat 14. It will also be seen that the member 11 may be tilted to a.position in which one of the orifices 22, or 221, may be positioned soas to lie at an angle of repose for a cigarette inserted in saidorifice, so that the lighted end of the cigarette will be sufficientlyexposed to cause said cigarette to continue burning. From this position,wherein the orifice holding the cigarette is at an angle of repose forthe cigathe neck 16 assumes a slighter angle to the vertical and gravitywill cause the cigarette to descend into the snufier pocket efined bythe wall of the seat and'the walls of the orifice. This position of theorifice is a precipitous one. It is also clear that the member 11 may berocked so as to successively position the groove holding a cigarette atan angle of repose for the cigarette, an angle of precipitation for saidcigarette, and in alignment with the seat opening 171 so as to causedischarge of the cigarette from the groove through said openin Thematerial of which the invention is made, preferably, is of a relativelyhi h heat-absorbin nature so that, when t e burning portion of the cigar.or cigarette comes in contact with the wall of the orifice in which thecigar or cigarette is laced, the heat of the burning portion will e sorapidly conducted away as to materially aid in extinguishing the fire.

I claim:

1. An extinguisher for cigarettes and cigars comprising a supportprovided with a hemispherical seat, the seat provided with anapproximately vertical opening, a holder rotatably fitting in the seatand provided with an orifice adapted to be positioned in and out ofregistration with the opening by rotation of the holder into differentosltions so that a cigarette positioned in the orifice will fall throughsaid opening when in register with the orifice.

2. An extin isher for cigarettes and cigars comprising a support forminga receptacle and a seat, the seat provided with an approximatelyvertical opening communicating with the interior of the receptacle, anda holder movably mounted in the seat and provided with an orificeadapted to be positioned in and out of registration with the opening bymovement of the holder into different positions so that a cigarettepositioned in the orifice will fall through said opening when inregister with the orifice.

3. An extinguisher for cigarettes and cigars comprising a supportforming a receptacle and a seat in its upper portion and a tray toremovably hold the receptacle, the seat provided with an approximatelyvertical opening communicating with the interior of the receptacle, anda holder movably mounted in the seat and provided with an orificeadapted to be positioned inand out of registration with the opening bymovement of the holder. into different positions so that a cigarettepositioned in the orifice will .fall through said opening when inregister with the orifice.

4. An extinguisher for cigarettes and cigars comprising a supportforming a receptacle and a seat, the seat provided with an openingcommunicating with the interior of t e receptacle, and a holder movablymounted 1n the. seat and provided with a draft opening adapted toregister with the seat openin when the holder is in one posi t1o n, saidolder rovided with a. second pmfice adapted to e positioned out ofregistration w1th the seat opening when the holder is in said position,said orificeada t- -ed to be positioned in re 'strationwith t e seatopemng when the ho der is moved into another POSItlOD."

5. An extinguisher for cigarettes comprismg a support provided with ahemispherical seat, an ash receptacle, the seat provided with an openingplaced over the ash receptacle, a ho derrotatable in any plane fittingthe seat and provided with an orifice to loosely fit a cigarette, saidorifice ada ted to be positioned in and out of substantlally verticalalignment with the opening by rotation .of the holder into differentpositions. 6. An extinguisher for cigarettes comprismg a supportprovided with a seat, the seat having steep sides inwardly anddownwardly converging to a central openin a holder movably fitting inthe seat an provided with a groove in its side, the groove being of asize to loosely fit a cigarette, the wall .of the seat providing aclosure vfor one side and the lower end of the groove when the holder isin one position, and providing a guide to the central opening when theholder 1s moved into another position.

7. An extinguisher for cigarettes comprismg a support forming areceptacle and a seat in its upper portion and a tray to removably holdthe receptacle, the seat wall converging inwardly and downwardly to acentral opening, a holder fitting in the seat and provided with'anorifice of a size to loosely fit a cigarette, the wall of the seatproviding a closure for the lower end of the orifice when the holder isin one position and providin guiding means to the central opening w enthe holder is raised from the seat.

8. An extinguisher for cigarettes comprising a support forming areceptacle and a seat, the seat provided with an opening communicatingwith the interior .oi the receptacle, a holder rockably mounted in theseat and provided with a groove of greater depth than the diameter of acigarette, the holder being movable into different positions so as toalter the angle of the groove from an angle of repose for a cigarettetherein to an angle at which gravity causes the cigarette to slide inthe groove, the wall of the seat overlapping the lower portion of saidgroove when the groove lies in a precipitous position so as to form asnufi'er pocket into which the cigarette is urged by gravity.

9. An extinguisher for cigarettes comprising a support forming areceptacle and a seat, the seat provided with an 0 ening comwhichgravity causes the cigarette to slide municatin with the interior 0 therecepin the groove, thence into alignment with the tacle, a holderrockably mounted in the seat seat opening so that the cigarette willdis- 10 and provided with a groove, the groove charge throu h saidopening.

5 successively positionable, by rocking of the Signed at Eos Angeles,Calif., this 16 day holder, from anangle of repose for a cigaofSeptember 1927.

rette lying in the groove to an angle at ROY H. JOHNSON.

